NOTE: This Years Theme is Herbalism! We will be concentrating a bit more on growing herbs during the growing season to support the herbalism hobby I have recently taken up. The herbal section of this website could become quite interesting over the coming months. See my additional notes towards the bottom of … Read more
Growing hydroponic lettuce is one of the best and easiest ways to get started in hydroponic gardening. If you do it right, within a very short space of time you will see that it’s simple, fun and VERY productive. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Hydroponic gardening is the process of … Read more
Hydroponic setups are surprisingly easy to create and can give you year-round healthy homegrown vegetables. The name means ‘working water’ in Latin and simply means growing plants without using soil. The plants’ nutrition does not actually come from what they are planted in, which can be anything from gravel to coconut fiber … Read more
A raised bed garden is a simple enough concept. The earliest were just rows or blocks of deep, finely tilled earth raised in mounds above the ground. It was discovered that the curved shape increased the number of plants one could grow. However, without any support around the mound, rain would wash … Read more
Constructing raised bed gardens is a relatively simple task, and the rewards from using them for growing food, compared to growing food in the ground, can be phenomenal. Raised beds come in all shapes and sizes and do not necessarily have to be “contained beds” although they are by far the most … Read more
Making a raised bed vegetable garden is a fabulous way to grow your vegetables with a minimum of fuss and with greater control over your growing conditions. We will be constructing and using two raised beds this year (see photo below), and will be employing additional growing techniques within the raised beds, … Read more
Raised bed gardening is a great idea if you have poor soil conditions but think carefully before opting to install them if your soil is already of high quality. There are some disadvantages as well as advantages to building a raised bed vegetable garden – which I’ve covered below. Control Over Your … Read more
Do it yourself pest control can be far better for your garden and your bank balance than buying Shop-brought pesticides. Get answers to your questions by checking out pest control richmond. We’ve all heard about the hospital superbugs which are antibiotic-resistant, but not many people know that the bugs which attack your … Read more
For many of us, home gardening is an integral part of living the dream. The freedom that comes with the ownership and the knowledge that you are growing your own crops is just unbeatable. But pests and diseases can make the realization of your dream a horrible nightmare. Pest infestation and diseases … Read more
Diatomaceous earth is a natural very soft rock composed of ancient tiny fossilized shells from prehistoric seas, and looks like a crumbly talcum powder. It can be extremely useful in your garden as it is natural and non toxic to the extent that it is used as a grain additive. There are … Read more
Most home gardeners will not consider spiders as a common threat after all apart from the deadlier species most seem to be practically harmless. Only spiders ‘mites’ can be fatally damaging to your plants, and the spiders that you see every day shouldn’t do much harm, in fact, they can sometimes help … Read more
Organic pest control is the answer to getting rid of pests without having to use dangerous and harmful pesticides… There can be a lot of ways to control pests nowadays but such methods normally involve the use of different chemicals that can definitely harm the environment. More and more people are now … Read more